San Jose Sharks

On whether he views tonight’s game as the rubber match in the five-game San Jose series:
I think it’s important – the division record will come down to head-to-head in our division, for sure. I think you’re trying to hold your own everywhere else and try and get as many points as you can. Right now... Read More

Good morning from El Segundo, Insiders. The Kings face the San Jose Sharks tonight at Staples Center (7:30 p.m. / NBCSN / KABC 790 / I Heart Radio), with Randy Hahn and Jim Fox calling the game and Bret Hedican working between the benches. It's the series finale with the Sharks; Los Angeles is 2-2-0... Read More

On getting Anze Kopitar back at practice:
Obviously he’s feeling better than he did the last 36 hours.
On the San Jose season series:
Quite a bit different games. Obviously the first game, Quick gets hurt. The second game, gave up a couple goals in a quick couple minutes there, I think, didn’t... Read More

Good afternoon from El Segundo, Insiders. We're 30 hours or so away from Game 7 of the seven-game home stand, a series finale against the rival San Jose Sharks. In preparation for Wednesday's game, Los Angeles' forwards aligned as such:
Gaborik-Kopitar-Lewis
Pearson-Carter-Brown
King-Dowd/Andre... Read More

Derek Forbort logged a career-high 25:07 in Los Angeles’ 2-1 overtime road win over San Jose on Tuesday as part of a team-wide effort in which there weren’t many players simply along for the ride in an impressive collective effort.
As a younger player, there may be a higher variance in his perfo... Read More

Mercury News
Sharks stung in overtime by Pearson, Kings
"The Sharks, who lost to Los Angeles 3-2 on Saturday, now have a two-point lead in the division after the overtime loss, and are six points up on the fourth place Kings. The top six spots in the division are separated by nine points."
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The Kings withstood the continuation of one of the more difficult parts of their schedule – a home-and-home addendum to nine consecutive road games – and continued to remain above the cutoff amidst the glut of teams that are separated by very little in the Western Conference. Entering play Wednesday... Read More

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 64-62-19 all-time against San Jose, a record that includes a road mark of 25-36-12. The Kings, who improved to 2-2-0 in the season series, have points in seven of their last 11 visits to the SAP Center, going 5-4-2. These teams have one game remaining in the se... Read More

Anze Kopitar, on what led the Kings to the victory against the Sharks:
I think our PK was pretty on point, and then getting that power play goal. Special teams are always huge in tight games like that and then it just came down to making a few plays. Muzz made a nice shot-pass to Carts and then Car... Read More

On what Jeff Carter is doing well:
He’s doing everything pretty well. When you look at him, I can’t remember the last time that I didn’t say that. He’s on fire, and we need it, obviously, the way he took charge of the team.
On what he liked about the shorthanded performance in a difficult buildi... Read More